Part of Roman citizen ship was basically a promise to never be allowed to starve. Fascists like to imagine is success due to the imperialism that eventually destroyed it rather than the vast supply lines and bureaucracy that made willingly being part of the empire more desirable than not
Reposted from Alex Blechman
RETVRN Guy: We must be like Ancient Rome

Me: You want to build beautifully ornate aqueducts that will endure for thousands of years?

RETVRN Guy: No, I was thinking more like we can’t afford to inspect milk

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